But her smile was exceptionally bright, making her pale and thin face look even more beautiful, which made him involuntarily smile as well.
He thought to himself, "How could anyone be so foolish as to be so happy over the slightest bit of kindness from someone?"
Unfortunately, he didn't know that the little girl was isolated, nor did he know how much she longed to make friends and go to and from school together like normal students, laughing and playing around.
Anyway, that's it.
The joy and excitement that shone in the girl's eyes that day ignited his heart.
He didn't know how to describe that feeling.
The sun was shining brightly, and the girl was smiling radiantly, with bright eyes and white teeth. He had never seen such a beautiful scene in his life. He forgot to turn around and fell into the ditch along with his old bicycle.
Of course, he couldn't say these things.
"Anyway, you were happy that day, and I was happy too," Qin Zheng said with a smile in his eyes, gazing at her, and added, "Everyone was happy."
Ye Yun, "..."
She had no idea about this.
“Actually, that wasn’t the first time I’d seen you,” Qin Zheng suddenly added.
Ye Yun, "Huh?"
"Even earlier."
"when?"
I won't tell you.
"..."
Ye Yun was speechless with astonishment; this person was just too...
Fine, I won't say it then.
After listening to Qin Zheng's words, Liu Meilan's face turned ashen. She was unwilling to accept this fact. What about her daughter's persistence for so long and her running away from home for Qin Zheng?
Ye Jian'an sighed helplessly, looking at Liu Meilan with anger at her lack of self-confidence, "Alright, stop embarrassing yourself, go back to your room and sleep."
He didn't expect Liu Meilan to treat Ye Yun like an aunt, but he hoped she wouldn't cause any trouble.
Upon hearing this, Liu Meilan looked aggrieved and pointed at Ye Jian'an, wiping away her tears, she said, "You heartless man! Your daughter has been gone for so long without a word, aren't you worried at all? Are you even a father?!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Jian'an retorted, "How can I not be worried? What good would it do if I worried? Can she come back on her own?"
Liu Meilan just kept crying.
She couldn't respond to what Ye Jian'an said, but she was unwilling to give up. Stubbornly wiping away her tears, she said, "My poor daughter, it's getting cold. I don't know if she's eating well or staying warm outside..."
"That's enough. She chose this path herself, and she abandoned this home of her own. If she can't survive outside, it's her own fault!"
After Ye Jianan finished speaking, he got up with a grim expression and pushed Liu Meilan toward the inner room.
"Go back and rest. That shameful girl has brought us so much disgrace. We'd rather not have her!"
Then they pushed Liu Meilan into the house.
Liu Meilan was still not satisfied and cried out, "You, surnamed Ye, have no conscience!"
After that, only crying remained.
Ye Jian'an decisively lowered the curtain, his eyes bloodshot, but when he saw Ye Yun and Qin Zheng, he forced himself to put on a kind smile.
"You two have made a fool of yourselves."
"..." Ye Yun didn't respond to that, but looked down and took out two ten-yuan bills from her pocket. "Uncle, I came in a hurry this time and didn't have time to prepare a proper gift for you. Here's some money for you."
What are you doing?!
Ye Jian'an was startled and quickly pushed the money back to her, "No, I can't take your money. You and Qin Zheng are still young, and there are always places where you need money. Business is tough in the city. You should keep your money. What are you going to do with someone like me who's practically in the grave? I can't take it!"
"Uncle, you can have it."
"No, no, what's the big deal about rounding up the money? Put it away!" Ye Jian'an firmly refused.
He never supported Ye Yun; at most, he gave her a meal. If he accepted the money, how could he be so heartless?
"Uncle, please accept it."
Qin Zheng spoke up, pressing down on Ye Jian'an's hand that was pushing away, his calm, deep expression filled with determination.
Ye Jian'an was taken aback.
"No, look at this..."
“This is Ye Yun’s filial piety. If you don’t accept it, she won’t be able to sleep at night,” Qin Zheng said.
Upon hearing this, Ye Jian'an looked at Ye Yun with embarrassment, and Ye Yun nodded to him.
"Why not take the money? You've raised her for so many years, what's wrong with taking a little money from her!" Liu Meilan's voice came from inside the house, filled with sobs.
This is probably the only thing Ye Yun doesn't dislike.
“Uncle, Pengfei still needs tuition fees for school, and he will need to get married in the future. Please accept this as my contribution as his older sister.”
Ye Yun ignored Liu Meilan and instead gave Ye Jian'an a deep look, which made Ye Jian'an lower his head and have no choice but to accept the two ten-yuan bills.
There's still a long way to go.
The days are so long.
...
That evening, when they got home, Ye Yun and Qin Zheng told Qin Xiang'e about their trip back to the county town the next day.
"So soon?" Qin Xiang'e was surprised by their swift action and looked disappointed. "When do you plan to set off?"
Qin Zheng said, "I've had breakfast."
They don't take the shuttle bus, which requires them to catch it at five or six in the morning, but they have a sidecar.
I have my own sidecar, I can fill it up with gas and leave whenever I want.
Qin Xiang'e finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At least they can have another meal at home tomorrow morning. Thinking of this, Qin Xiang'e quickly got up and said, "I'll go kill a chicken and stew it for you first thing tomorrow morning."
Ye Yun quickly stopped her, "No need, Auntie, I can't eat much in the morning."
"Then just tell me what you want to eat."
"Just like usual, cook some porridge and two boiled eggs, that'll do." Ye Yun smiled.
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